Are you spending days, weeks, or even months rehearsing a difficult conversation in your head because you're waiting for the “right time” to finally have it?

Difficult conversations can feel risky when you're worried about being misunderstood, disappointing someone, damaging a relationship, or being seen as unkind. But avoiding the conversation doesn't necessarily make the discomfort disappear. Instead, you may find yourself caught in what Sara Fisk calls “good girl math”—constantly calculating whether speaking up is worth the potential stress, conflict, or disapproval.

In this episode, you will:

• Learn the three skills that can help you stop avoiding difficult conversations and speak up with more confidence.
• Discover how asking better questions can help you communicate what you need without overexplaining, softening your message, or trying to control the other person's reaction.
• Learn how trusting yourself after a difficult conversation can reduce rumination and free up the time, energy, and mental space you've been spending worrying about it.

Press play to learn how to stop rehearsing difficult conversations in your head and start handling them with more clarity, confidence, and self-trust.

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